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The Feminine Imaginary: Manon, Unica Zürn and Marilyn Minter in NYC

Recent art history that describes the 1970s as entirely Minimalist leaves out a lot; the same can be said for the predominantly U.S.-centric view. The Swiss Institute is showing the first solo exhibition of Manon’s, a survey from the 1970s to recent work (through June 30), and it’s an eye-opener.

Dark Fair at Swiss Institute, NYC

I was surprised to see a large queue of people out in front of the Swiss Institute, but happy, in a way, to see if the Armory Show VIP card I was holding would get me in before all the rest. I had been told, earlier that day that “it would grant me special powers”. A man was holding a clip-board that said “Armory VIP” with an arrow, so it looked promising but,